The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-03-05
DIAMOND DRILL CORES.

As the passenger tram was nearing
Iron Mountain last Monday evening, Il
ran over something and the rear coach
narrowly escaped being, thrown from the
track. The train was brought 10 stand
still as soon as possible and theconduct-
or and several passengers got out 70 in-
vestigate. II was found the steps were
broken off from the front and rear ends
Of the smoker and the front end OF the
ladies" ear and the rear trucks were
literally smcared with blood. On going
down the track a short distance, two
horses were found dead and pretty badly
cut up. They were beside the track when
struck by the car steps and then rolled
under the coach. One OF the animals be
longcd 20 Rumble Bros, and was consid-
ered worth $500. Richard iloskins own
cd the other one aud valued il at 500.
Theannual drive meeting was held Tues
day afternoon, at Armory hall and the
following shows the logs 20 be driven by
each company; Menominee Bay Shore
Lumber Co, the Deer fiverand McCushin
creek; l.. w. 4 V. :. Co, Fenceand Mich
igamme rivers Soper Lumber Co, Pine
river; II. Witbeck Co., Sturgeon river;
Girard Lumber Co, Iron river and the
Brule from Iron river out; NJ. II. :. L..
Co, Brule Go the mouth OF Iron river;
Sargent * Jennings, west branch Paint
Co the Nett river; Peters x Morrison,
Paint from the mouth OF the Nett river
To Hall lake; nc. Co, from linlllake TO
main river; Hamilton, Merryman Co.,
Pine creek; n. Ludington Co, north
branch and main Pike; II. w. Harvey
Lumber Co., north branch OF Pike. Men
ommee Herald.
H. G.. Fisk, OF Iron Mountain, was a
Milwaukee visitor this week and he re-
manned in the city longer than Unexpected
or intended. At the Northwestern de-
pot two trains were standing pointing in
different directions, one going TO Chicago
and the other northward. The two
trains were on the same track and joined
each other So closely that the parlOrcar
which was attached TO the Chicago train,
looked M II il was part OF the north
bound train. Accompanied by Joseph
Ames, Mr. Fisk seated himself in the par
Tor car, expecting il would take him to
Fond du Lac. The train was undergood
Roadway before hc discovered his mistake
and when the two would-be travellers re-
turned To the depot they found their own
train gone-AIilwaulIee Mining Reporter.
Within thirty days, the contracts for
building the extension OF the Mime
apolis * Sault ste. Marie, or Washburn
road. from Hermansville to Saundcr's
I Point, Mich, will be let. II isannounced
not intend To build further east than
Hcrmansvillc in 1897 II is evident
now, however, that they intend to reach
the lake this season. IL is also stated
that AZ soon AZ the survey OF the main
line Of the Duluth, South Shore q Allan
tic railway is completed, the surveyors
will run n line from L'Anse, Mich, i'm n
southwestern direction TO join the main
line.
"The Florence Dramatic Association, y
will render drama entitled, "The Lit
tie Brown jug" for the benefit Of the
Florence public schools, at Tully's opera
house this evening, with the following cast
ofcharacters John Nutter, a shoemaker
James H. McCourt VIII Nutter, his son
Eugene Vclie; Ned Hartshorn, his APP
prentice, j. +. Parry; Henry Douglas, q
spendthrift, G. G.. Hubbard; ,Jarius Jor
don, a Yankee Speculation, Julius Mayr
Ir; Hannah Nutter, Johns wife, Miss
Ollie Narcotic; Mary Nutter, then
daughter Miss Katie Burns Sally Peas
lee, Yankee help, Miss Emma Olin.
Look out for pack pcddlers, or travel
ing dry goods and notion stores. Though
they may exhibit goods for less money
than you can obtain them for from YOU
home merchant, you are always in dan
ger OF being taken in" Az the goods
ninety-nine times out Of hundred, turn
out as Inferior Then again the merchan
in your town helps TO pay taxes, etc.
and usually employs one or more clerk
| and in various other ways spends a larg
Z portion out OF the money derived iron
the sale of his wares right among you
Patronize home trade, especially pcrma
nent business houses.
"An ounce Of prevention is better thar
3 pound Of cure" says Max Bcrlowitz